San Francisco YIMBY

570 Market Street exterior full-structure view, rendering by Danny Forster and Architecture

Shadow Study Submitted for 570 Market Street, Financial District, San Francisco

5:00 am on May 6, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Planning Department records show that the shadow study is underway for a new 29-story hotel at 570 Market Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The process has mired smaller projects throughout the city’s history with contentious Planning Commission votes. The skinny tower is expected to create 240 new guest rooms along with ground-level retail and public space. This latest activity shows progress for a proposal that has been under review since 2017. The Frontier Group is the project developer.

Permits Filed For Eighteen Residences In Greenbriar, Sacramento

4:30 am on May 6, 2021 By Team YIMBY

Permits have been submitted for review seeking the approval of a residential project proposed in Greenbriar, Sacramento. The project proposal includes the construction of eighteen multi-story residences. Irvine-based homebuilder firm, Lennar Homes of California Inc, is the project builder.

401 South Van Ness Avenue full block view, illustration by Prime Design

New Rendering Revealed for 401 South Van Ness Avenue, Mission District, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 5, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Developers have filed a Large Project Authorization request for an eight-story group housing project at 401 South Van Ness Avenue in the Mission District, San Francisco. The application comes with a recently published planning document detailing the project description and scale. The corner-lot proposal will become a mixed-use building with 153 bedroom suites, commercial retail, and residential amenities. The Kansas-based Elsey Partners is responsible for the development.

Bayshore Tech Park view of the main road artery entering the campus, design by HOK and rendering by TMRW

Pre-Application Permits Filed for Bayshore Tech Park Expansion, Redwood City

5:00 am on May 5, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Longfellow Real Estate Partners are planning to redevelop the Bayshore Tech Park office complex into a mixed-use district with 19 new structures for life sciences, offices, vehicle parking, and a 150-key hotel. Pre-application permits reveal the extent of the plan to reimagine the 84-acre property between Belmont Slough and Marine Parkway in a project dubbed Redwood LIFE. The project is split between four parcels at 800, 1400, 1600, and 3400 Bridge Parkway in Redwood City, San Mateo County. HOK is the project architect.

Planning Commission To Review 3855 West Street, Longfellow, Oakland

4:30 am on May 5, 2021 By Team YIMBY

A Vesting Tentative Tract Map and Minor Conditional use permits for on-site five units, a mini-lot development, and a shared access facility have been submitted. The property is located at 3855 West Street in Longfellow, North Oakland. The project proposal includes constructing six residential units on the vacant lot and minor front entry and setback changes.

415 20th Street evening view along the Oakland downtown skyline, rendering from Hines

New Renderings Revealed Ahead of Planning Commission Meeting for 415 20th Street, Downtown Oakland

5:30 am on May 4, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The Oakland Planning Commission is scheduled to vote on plans for 415 20th Street in Downtown Oakland, a 38-story office building poised to be the largest building in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco. City Staff has recommended the commission give approval, subject to conditions, in tomorrow’s 3 PM meeting. The decision will be appealable to the city council. Hines is responsible for the 622-foot proposal.

El Cerrito Plaza BART Station development, illustration via project plans

Illustrations Revealed Ahead of Meeting for BART’s El Cerrito Plaza Proposal

5:00 am on May 4, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New illustrations have been revealed for BART’s proposed redevelopment of El Cerrito Plaza in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County. The images were released ahead of the El Cerrito city council meeting tonight at 7 PM. The transit-oriented project would create 750-800 new apartments ranging from market rate to low-income housing. Holliday Development, Related California, and SAHA are responsible for the development.

Preliminary Permits Filed for 2315 Canoas Garden Avenue, South San Jose

4:30 am on May 4, 2021 By Team YIMBY

Preliminary permits have been submitted seeking the reviewal of two affordable housing buildings at 2315 Canoas Garden Avenue in South San Jose. The project proposal includes 100% affordable housing buildings, one for seniors and one for families. The residences that are being planned will be a few blocks from the Curtner light rail station.

Balboa Reservoir development, illustration from VMWP

Application Filed for Balboa Reservoir, West of Twin Peaks, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A recent Phase planning application has been filed verifying the composition of phase one in a 17-acre residential project on land controlled by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at Balboa Reservoir around 11 Frida Khala Way, San Francisco. Phase one will replace surface parking with an expected 628 new residential units divided between six horizontal and vertical blocks, ranging from townhouses to condos and market-rate to affordable housing. Balboa Reservoir is a joint venture between BRIDGE Housing and AvalonBay Communities.

961-971 Meridian Avenue main view, rendering by Withee Malcolm Architects

Proposal Under Review for 961-971 Meridian Avenue, Willow Glen, San Jose

5:00 am on May 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Development plans are moving forward for a six-story mixed-use building at 961-971 Meridian Avenue in the Willow Glen portion of San Jose, southwest of the city center. The proposal calls for an entirely affordable housing project with 233 residential units in a growing residential neighborhood. ROEM Development Corporation is the project developer and sponsor.

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